Piers Morgan: Alex Jones is insane

After Morgan was shouted down by Jones in the 10-minute interview, the former BGT judge has spoken out about the gun nut, describing him as "bordering on insane".

Speaking to Daybreak, Morgan said: "He was bordering on insane.

"This is a guy who's not insignificant.

"Over here he very much represents an extreme section of the American community.

"This guy has real influence to the more extreme elements who don't want any form of gun control."

Morgan is the subject of a petition to see him deported from America, set up by Jones, but he is not backing down on his stance of wanting stricter gun controls in the US.

He added: "It's a polarizing issue that's made me popular and unpopular, but I believe it's the right thing to do.

"This whole logic of more guns, less crime is so deeply flawed and dangerous, it just has to change."

He added: "What staggered me is that there have been a series of terrible massacres, and nothing ever gets done.

"There are 300 million guns in circulation.

"The American constitution empowers Americans to believe that they are entitled to have a handgun to protect their home, but what it doesn't do is entitle deranged people to get easy access to killing machines.